LEICESTER, Mass. – The Gallaudet
University football team scored 33 first half points and never
looked back as the Bison rolled to a 40-12 road victory over Becker
College in an Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) contest
at Alumni Field. The 28-point margin of victory is the biggest in
conference play for first-year coach Chuck
Goldstein.

It didn't take long for the Bison (4-4, 2-3 ECFC) to get on the
scoreboard as the Gallaudet defense forced a quick series for
Becker (1-7, 1-4 ECFC). On fourth down the Hawks attempted to punt
but it resulted in a safety for the Buff and Blue.

On the first offensive play from scrimmage for the Bison,
sophomore running back Phillip
Hayes (Baton Rouge, La.) took the handoff and went 49
yards for the touchdown. Hayes finished the day with 51 rushing
yards on three carries.

Gallaudet went on to score an additional touchdown and a field
goal to close out the 19-point first quarter.

For the fourth time this season Gallaudet rushed for over 300
yards as the Bison ended the day with 305 yards to surpass 2,000
rushing yards for the year. The Bison accumulated 440 total yards
of offense, the second highest total this season, as senior
quarterback Jimmy
Gardner (St. Augustine, Fla.) completed 4-of-9 passes
for 135 yards, the second highest total for the signal caller this
year, and one touchdown. Gardner also had 46 rushing yards.
Sophomore wide receiver Ryne
Worsham (Chicago, Ill.) caught three passes for 82
yards.

Senior kicker Justin
Wilson (Carmichael, Calif.) connected on a career long
43-yard field goal with 4:34 left in the first quarter. Wilson
averaged over 57 yards on seven kick-off attempts and over 42 yards
on two punts. Wilson did miss a 26-yard field goal in the third
quarter.

Junior fullback Mike Gimeli
(Deer Park, N.Y.) led the rushing attack with 12 carries for 77
yards and one touchdown. Gimeli ran the ball in from seven yards
out with 4:50 left in the second quarter to give the Bison a 26-0
lead.

Senior running back Cole
Johnson (Eden Prairie, Minn.) was the second leading
rusher with 65 yards and three total touchdowns in the game.
Johnson picked up 43 of those yards on a touchdown run at the 9:15
mark in the first quarter. Johnson also hauled in a 53-yard
touchdown pass from Gardner right before halftime to give Gallaudet
a commanding 33-0 lead.

Becker's Ezequiel Torres found the end zone from five yards out
to send the teams into the break with Gallaudet leading 33-6.

Johnson scored his third touchdown with a 13-yard run late in
the third quarter as GU led 40-6.

Becker quarterback Curtis Ludden (14-for-29, 184 yards) threw a
21-yard touchdown strike to Joe Marchese as the Hawks capped the
scoring in the game with seven seconds left in the third
quarter.

The Bison defense was stout as they held the Hawks under 100
yards rushing in the game. In fact, the 72 yards rushing by Becker
is the third time this year Gallaudet has held an opponent under 72
yards of rushing in a game.

Gallaudet forced a safety and five consecutive punts by Becker
in its first six possessions. Junior defensive lineman John
Van Wey (Alexandria, Va.) led the Bison defense with eight
tackles (seven solo). Van Wey also had three and a half tackles for
a loss of 24 yards, recorded a game-high 1.5 sacks for 13 yards.
Sophomore linebacker Tom Pangia
(Hammonton, N.J.) had six tackles and a half sack for one yard.
Senior defensive back Neal
DiMarco (Queens, N.Y.) made the game's only
interception and returned it nine yards. GU finished the day with a
season best 13 tackles for a loss of 60 yards and three sacks.

Gallaudet returns home next week and will finish out the
regular-season at Hotchkiss Field for two games. GU welcomes ECFC
foe Anna Maria College (0-8, 0-5 ECFC) to Kendall Green on
Saturday, October 30, at 1:30 p.m. for Homecoming.

NOTES: The GU football practice on Friday
afternoon (October 29) will be open to the public and will run from
4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Coach Goldstein and the team encourages all
former Bison alums who played football to come out and watch
practice…The Homecoming game on Saturday against Anna Maria
will also be Senior Day for Gallaudet's eight seniors.